Folks who think they know all the ins-and-outs of Delray Beach can join in on the Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce's third annual "Seek in the City" scavenger hunt on Saturday afternoon. The hunt takes 50 teams of seekers through Delray landmarks and challenges them with town trivia, all while raising money to help 10 local nonprofits including the Arts Garage, Delray Beach Community Land Trust and Sister Cities of Delray Beach , Inc. It costs $50 a person or $150 for a team of five to scour the city, locating answers to cryptic clues.

Delray Beach is celebrating the start of a new school year the way the city knows best - with a party. On Thursday, folks are invited to the popular 'On the Ave' free weekday festival, which will take place just west of Atlantic Avenue at the Elizabeth Wesley Plaza and Southwest Fifth Avenue. This is the second 'On the Ave' held in the West Atlantic neighborhood and party planners from the Delray Marketing Cooperative say they are excited to be back. "People can enjoy a part of town that doesn't always see as many events as the others, but can certainly be the most fun," said Stephen Chrisanthus, associate director of the cooperative.

South Florida JCPenney stores are participating in a barcode scavenger hunt called the Bejeweled Gem Quest in which shoppers can win one of five $1,000 gift card prizes. No purchase necessary. All you need is a smart phone - Android, Blackberry or iPhone - to scan codes found on signs in stores. The codes look like squares with black and white boxes and the more you find and scan into your phone the better chance you have of winning. It's one more sign of how QR codes and other barcodes will be changing life for shoppers locally and elsewhere.

The start of school doesn't signal the end of summer fun. The good times keep rolling as On The Avenue returns to the West Atlantic Avenue neighborhood with a new Back to Cool theme. A full playbill of entertainment and children's activities pack the free event from 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 21. Back to Cool takes place at the Elizabeth Wesley Plaza and Southwest Fifth Avenue, which will be closed to traffic from West Atlantic Avenue to Southwest First Street. "It's a chance for everyone to come out and feel the cool vibe of Southwest Fifth Avenue," said Stephen Chrisanthus, associate director of the Delray Beach Marketing Cooperative.

The Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce is bringing back the Seek in the City scavenger hunt to help 10 local nonprofits survive through the summer months. "Local nonprofits need assistance and visibility during the summer months. Everybody gives during the holidays, but nonprofits tend to hurt in the summertime," said Gregg Weiss, vice chair of economic development with the chamber and a sponsor of the event. "But the city's merchants are also slow during the summer. " The scavenger hunt, which is scheduled for June 22, was the perfect way to raise money for nonprofits while bringing people to local restaurants, boutiques and hotels during the offseason, Weiss said.

It wasn`t funny at all. It was, instead, criminal activity masquerading as a scavenger hunt. The 50 Boca Raton teen-agers who took part in the so-called scavenger hunt Sunday night basically were told to steal to carry out the hunt`s listed requirements. As Boca Raton police Sgt. Eric Davis said, "If you read the list, they had to steal." So they did, stealing water fountains, bowling balls, newspaper vending machines and a Crime Watch sign. Also on the list were customized licensed plates, a car phone antenna, a fake ID and carcasses of animals killed on highways.

FORT LAUDERDALE -- The first annual Downtown Trolley days will be held April 15-19, featuring a scavenger hunt on the trolley system and street entertainers along trolley routes. Scavenger hunt clues will be posted on the trolleys, so participants must ride the trolley to play. Scavenger hunt entry cards are available on trolleys or from the Downtown Development Authority, 200 S. Andrews Ave. Players must collect six items and return them with the completed entry card to the DDA by 4 p.m. on April 19. Completed entries will be registered for two grand prize drawings for a weekend getaway for two in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

Posted by Gretchen Day-Bryant on July 31, 2009 10:30 AM, July 31, 2009

Looking for some free fun? Try a scavenger hunt -- a photo scavenger hunt. We did and had a blast. And by "we" I mean the Sun-Sentinel, with an assist from some very enthusiastic helpers -- my daughter Erika and her pals Sofia and Kendra. They gave our scavenger hunt a trial run to make sure it was kid friendly, and fun. Go here to print out a copy of our scavenger hunt. Give our Fort Lauderdale hunt a try, or make one up on your own. (If you do, we'd love to hear about it.) Here's what we did: Reporter Liz Doup created a list of 10 spots to look for around Fort Lauderdale's Riverfront.

The Hollywood Junior Woman's Club will conduct its 12th annual Scavenger Hunt on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Hollywood YMCA, 3161 Taft St. Admission is $60 a couple. Proceeds will benefit Gilda's Club of South Florida. Last year's scavenger hunt raised $9,000 for Gilda's Club. The club, named for the late comedienne Gilda Radner, is a support group for people with cancer that is scheduled to open in July in Hollywood. The club will offer therapy, workshops, information and education. For more information, call 473-8531 or 985-1393.

COCONUT CREEK -- The scavenger hunt was supposed to be a game, a competition among friends on vacation from high school. It ended with the arrest of four teen-age boys who were charged on Thursday night with possession of stolen property. The teens, two 16-year-olds and two 17-year-olds who attend Coconut Creek High School, were on a mad dash to collect the offbeat items on their list. Four or five other teams participated in the game, although no other team was caught. Among the items on the list: bowling shoes, car hood ornaments, a "no trespassing" sign, basketball net, ceramic animal, wired hubcap and a Christmas statue.

More than 1,000 children participated in the fifth annual Mayor's Day in Pembroke Pines, traveling the city on a scavenger hunt for freebies and goodies. Nearly 100 businesses gave away free food such as kid's meals, ice cream and cookies, hosted children for free fitness classes or games such as miniature golf, and raffled off gift certificates and gift baskets. "Kids love free stuff. It's a business type of trick-or-treating," said Francie Novo, the city's special events coordinator.

There were times last season the struggling Panthers seem to be skating in sand, but on Wednesday morning 34 of the franchise's top prospects hit the beach running as they enjoyed nearly four hours of team-bonding and leadership exercises. Instead of coaches with whistles, they were galvanized by the booming voice of J.B. Spisso, a retired Sgt. Major of the U.S. Army, who's the lead consultant and performance coach for Elite Leadership Training, as well as serving as a motivational consultant for the Panthers.

Folks who think they know all the ins-and-outs of Delray Beach can join in on the Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce's third annual "Seek in the City" scavenger hunt on Saturday afternoon. The hunt takes 50 teams of seekers through Delray landmarks and challenges them with town trivia, all while raising money to help 10 local nonprofits including the Arts Garage, Delray Beach Community Land Trust and Sister Cities of Delray Beach , Inc. It costs $50 a person or $150 for a team of five to scour the city, locating answers to cryptic clues.

Envelopes stuffed with cash are popping up across South Florida - and finding them has become the latest craze. Since Monday, anonymous donors have been stashing money in random places in Palm Beach Gardens and Miami, with other locations planned. On their Twitter accounts, they use photos and riddles to hint at the hiding spots, which have so far included bushes outside a 7-11, a fence at a baseball field and a tree in an empty lot. It's a modern-day scavenger hunt, the benefactors say, with a goal: To be giving and to inspire others to be. "We really hope that we start a trend here within our community, that people become a little bit more generous and a little kinder to one another," said a woman behind the Twitter account @HiddenCashSFL.

Local Jewish girls dedicated the memory of a friend for their summer camp mitzvah project that culminated in a scavenger hunt at Winn-Dixie. The campers, who call themselves Teens-On-Wheels, a North Miami Beach summer camp, ran a food drive to benefit Jewish Community Services of South Florida's Kids for Kosher Food Bank program in memory of Shoshie Stern, a 12-year-old girl who was killed after she was hit by a car while riding on a skateboard in...

The Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce is bringing back the Seek in the City scavenger hunt to help 10 local nonprofits survive through the summer months. "Local nonprofits need assistance and visibility during the summer months. Everybody gives during the holidays, but nonprofits tend to hurt in the summertime," said Gregg Weiss, vice chair of economic development with the chamber and a sponsor of the event. "But the city's merchants are also slow during the summer. " The scavenger hunt, which is scheduled for June 22, was the perfect way to raise money for nonprofits while bringing people to local restaurants, boutiques and hotels during the offseason, Weiss said.

I'm 18 years old, and I'm over the usual childhood games. But my friends and I had a blast when we decided to do a scavenger hunt. All you need is two Polaroid cameras or two video cameras, a group of people who are ready to do anything, and a good imagination (or a computer). Divide the group into two teams. We did it with boys and girls, but it's really up to you. Then make a list of things to do. Have them bark like a dog on a street corner. Have them line up and sing showtunes in a public place.

A photo of a blindfolded and bound woman discovered in a Palm Beach County library book was the last clue to a scavenger hunt, not a picture of a crime, authorities have learned. "That`s me," Dana Blumthal, 18, told a sheriff`s detective on Tuesday when called out of history class at Lake Worth High School to identify the photo. "I feel badly we tied up (police resources)," said the teen`s father, Dane Blumthal. "I`m just glad it turned out this way," said sheriff`s detective Christopher Calloway, who on Monday sought the public`s help in identifying the woman in the photo, shown blindfolded with her hands tied with rope.

Local students and their families were recently on the hunt for kosher food to purchase for the High Holidays in support of Jewish Community Services of South Florida's Kosher Food Bank. This scavenger hunt took place at a Winn-Dixie store in Aventura and organized by the Parent Teacher Association of Scheck Hillel Community School in North Miami Beach and JCS's Kids for Kosher Food Bank. Approximately 60 families participated in the event. Following the hunt, the volunteers went to the JCS Kosher Food Bank in North Miami Beach and stored food in the shelves.